PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christ comes to the cage accompanied by All that Heavenly Glory. Christ has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Christ
vs
Zedong

160 cm
32
146 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

173 cm
28
135 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

- Elite Fighter© + Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesus Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mao Zedong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zedong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zedong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Zedong. No joy for Christ on that attempt.
Zedong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Christ.
Zedong throws a head kick that half lands.
Zedong throws a sloppy head kick and Christ moves out of range easily.
Zedong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christ's sensitive parts.
Zedong tries to clinch there but Christ circles away.
Zedong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zedong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Christ.
Christ shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zedong defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christ blocks a head kick by Zedong.

Zedong shoots in and gets a takedown into Christ's guard.
Zedong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zedong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Christ's guard.
Christ is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zedong stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Christ to get to his feet.
Christ gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zedong counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Zedong drags the fight down to the ground.
Christ wants to control from the top but Zedong keeps moving.
Christ won't allow Zedong to sweep him here.
Zedong has his hands on Christ's head, controlling the position.
Zedong's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zedong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Christ drops back looking for a leg! Zedong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zedong manages to kick Christ off! Christ jumps back into Zedong's guard.
Zedong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Christ looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mao Zedong hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Zedong misses with a head kick.
Christ closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zedong circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Zedong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christ is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zedong is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zedong jumps guard.
Zedong trying to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zedong holds on and takes a little breather.
Zedong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Christ working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zedong's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christ accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zedong working a defensive guard here.

Mao Zedong has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Zedong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christ shoots in looking for a takedown. Zedong tries to sprawl out of it but Christ keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zedong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Christ looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zedong is fending him off so far but Christ persists. Nope, Zedong circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zedong.
Zedong throws a head kick but Christ moves out of range.
Zedong lands with a slapping head kick.
Christ avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christ has his takedown stuffed
and Zedong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zedong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Christ.
Christ shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zedong as he jumps to the side.
Donk. Zedong catches Christ right on the button with a cross.
Zedong lands a head kick. Christ smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zedong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Christ shoots in and drives through. Zedong sprawls well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zedong, right into the meat.

Zedong closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mao Zedong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zedong lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zedong leaves Christ with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zedong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Christ if he has to take too many more of those.
Zedong tries a head kick but it misses.
Zedong throws a sloppy head kick and Christ moves out of range easily.
Mao Zedong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christ shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zedong pinned against the cage. Zedong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zedong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Christ. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Zedong misses with a head kick.
Christ misses with a takedown attempt
and Zedong counters with a big head kick but Christ shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Zedong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zedong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Christ is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Zedong has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zedong landing strikes from the mount and Christ is in trouble!
Zedong throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Christ because Zedong loaded up on that one.
Christ is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Zedong looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Christ can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zedong scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zedong looking to control but Christ is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mao Zedong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Christ with a poor takedown

and Zedong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zedong.
Zedong throws an elbow that misses. Christ uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zedong's guard. Nice move by Christ!
Zedong has Christ pulled in close to control his posture.

Zedong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zedong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Christ might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zedong has Christ pulled in close to control his posture.
Christ postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Christ drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Christ jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zedong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zedong wants to stand but Christ is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong pulls Christ in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mao Zedong.
Zedong connects with an inside leg kick.

Zedong has managed to clinch.
Zedong is trying to break the clinch but Christ has him pressed against the cage.

Zedong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christ takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zedong scores with a head kick. Christ tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Christ shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zedong pinned against the cage. Zedong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zedong throws the kick towards the body but Christ avoids it.
Zedong looks to land a body kick but Christ moved away.
Zedong throws a head kick but Christ moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christ circles away quickly and effectively.
Zedong throws a push kick but Christ slaps the foot to one side.
Christ fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zedong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Christ looking to score a takedown here. Zedong is defending well but Christ drives through and ends up in Zedong's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Zedong scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Zedong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Christ.
Zedong moves in looking to clinch but Christ pushes him off.

Zedong moves into range and clinches up with Christ.

Zedong breaks from the clinch.
Zedong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Zedong throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Christ was covering up waiting for the punch and Zedong finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zedong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Christ has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zedong has managed to get both his arms back between Christ's legs - danger averted.
Zedong slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mao Zedong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mao Zedong.
Zedong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zedong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Christ.
Zedong doesn't manage to clinch there - Christ circles away.
Zedong is looking to clinch but Christ is avoiding it.
Zedong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zedong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Christ.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christ stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zedong.
Christ swats away the attempt to clinch by Zedong.
Jesus Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zedong looks for the body kick but Christ saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mao Zedong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zedong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mao Zedong!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mao Zedong made sure he mentioned - Elite Fighter© + Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.